Although the Great Eastern Alliance had unified the Innerverse, they had already withdrawn their defensive line and were only defending the east of the Blazing Mist Flowzone, which included half of the Gu Flowzone, the First Flowzone, and the Beast Tamers Flowzone.
The appearance of the Ancestral Turtle shocked the Great Eastern Alliance.
After Lu Yin returned to the Ross Empire's stronghold, the first thing he did was contact the eight great Flowzones in the Innerverse.
Atop Sword Mountain, Liu Qianjue looked at Lu Yin on the screen with an ugly expression. "Alliance Leader, forgive my Sword Sect for not agreeing to your terms. Sword Mountain is the foundation of our Sword Sect, and we've controlled the First Flowzone for countless years without ever leaving. If you want us to abandon Sword Mountain and defend the Blazing Mist Flowzone, then even if I agree to your terms, these disciples of the Sword Sect will not agree."
Lu Yin solemnly replied, "I'm not asking you to give up on Sword Mountain. Once this calamity is over, you can go back."
Liu Qianjue shook his head. "The Sword Sect has tens of millions of disciples, and hundreds of thousands of them are willing to die of old age at Sword Mountain. In the past, countless disciples became a part of Sword Mountain; this is the Sword Sect's belief."
"Even if you and Sword Mountain are destroyed?"
Lu Yin asked in return.
Liu Qianjue said firmly, "Even so, we won't leave."
Lu Yin felt a headache coming on. Things were not going well for the Sword Sect, the Divine Grade Hall, and even the Divine Gu Dynasty. This was especially true for the Divine Gu Dynasty. They believed that they had the protection of the Gu Flowzone, and they had been able to defend themselves against the Sixth Mainland's attack. This time, their confidence had soared, and they did not want to leave the Gu Flowzone.
Currently, the Fifth Mainland's most suitable location for defense was the eastern Flowzone of the Innerverse. If the humans were defeated, then they could only hope that the Fifth Mainland could hold on.
Even though Lu Yin did not hold much hope that they would be able to resist the Eternals' invasion this time, he was not going to cower before the battle had even begun. He was waiting for a victor to emerge from the battle between the Demi-Ancestors. If he won, then they would gather together and launch a counterattack. The reason why he had gathered all the great powers in the Blazing Mist Flowzone was because he did not believe that they could win the battle between the Demi-Ancestors. If they lost, then the Fifth Mainland would lose all hope. Lu Yin would then use Jupiter to escape from the Fifth Mainland as quickly as possible.
Now, the entire Fifth Mainland was waiting for the Half-Martial Ancestors to emerge victorious. Meanwhile, the Eternal Half-Martial Ancestors were waiting for the humans to gather. They were filled with confidence.
Once the Eternals bared their fangs, the final battle would begin. Once the half-martial ancestor battlefield was defeated, the Fifth Mainland would be finished.
What Lu Yin needed to do now was to consolidate the entire Great Eastern Alliance and gather all the forces that could be used. He would either launch a counterattack against the Eternals and drive them out, or he would take them to the Astral Tree and use them to deal with the Four Cardinal Scales.
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The entire Fifth Mainland was filled with Half-Progenitor battlefields. In the Outerverse, outside of the Daosource Sect, the Nine Luminaries were facing off against the Forgotten Ruins Deity, and their battle was earth-shattering. In the Innerverse, at the border of the Starfall Sea, Elder Chan's original opponent had been a Half-Progenitor Corpse King, and he had been confident of a complete victory. However, he had run into the Twelve Marquises, and the more he fought, the more exhausted he became.
Ni Huang was up against the Green Bamboo Marquis, Wang Si, and the High Sage Heavenly Master.
As time passed, Elder Chan and the others would only be at a disadvantage. They would not be able to replenish their stellar sources.
Not only the Half-Martial Ancestor battlefield, but the countless Mechanical Ants and Corpse Kings were also gradually being suppressed. In just a few days, the outcome of the battle outside the Fallen Star Sea was almost obvious.
A few days later, Lu Yin also learned that the Xin Kong Corridor had been destroyed, and that the Eternals were determined to obtain the Fifth Mainland.
"How good would it be if the Symbol Ancestor's strength reappeared," Ling Qiu muttered to herself.
The Lingling clan's Spirit Seal Flowzone was located in the western part of the central region of the Innerverse. When the Starsource Universe had been devoured, the Spirit Ancestor had decisively decided to bring the Lingling clan to the eastern Flowzone to seek refuge. The more he understood the Eternals, the more he realized how terrifying they were.
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The Celestial Sect and the other factions could rely on their location to replenish their stellar sources and weren't afraid of an attack from the Eternals, but they couldn't.
If human cultivators lost their stellar sources, they would lose their ability to fight.
When Lu Yin heard Ling Qiu's words, his heart skipped a beat. When the Sixth Mainland had invaded, the Symbol Ancestor's strength had restricted all cultivators to the Enlighter realm. Although the Sixth Mainland still had a huge advantage in terms of Enlighters, the gap between the two sides had been greatly reduced.
If the Symbol Ancestor's strength reappeared, then it would indeed be good news for the humans.
However, Lu Yin felt that it was unlikely, as the Symbol Ancestor's strength could not reappear infinitely. At the end of that battle, the Symbol Ancestor's strength had been constantly shrinking.
Lu Yin's guess was correct, as the Symbol Ancestor's strength had not reappeared. However, a force that was expected yet unexpected had appeared: the materialization of the mind web.
Back when Wang Si, Old Whitehead, and Kui Luo had appeared in the Technocracy's Dimensional Battlefield, the Half-Martial Ancestor's strength had been too great, which had caused the mind web to appear in the Technocracy and trap everyone.
At that time, Lu Yin had already guessed the truth about the Technocracy. Now, the mind web had not only extended to the Technocracy, but it had also extended to the entire Fifth Mainland. It quickly covered the entire Fallen Star Sea battlefield, and then it continued to spread to the east.
Elder Chan and the rest looked up at the mind web, their faces filled with confusion.
Facing Elder Chan was a sword-wielding man with a gloomy expression. He looked rather old, and his clothes were tattered and filled with jagged tears. It was a very strange sight.
This person was one of the Twelve Marquises, and even Elder Chan was helpless against him.
"The power that came from there … Interesting." The man looked up at the mind web above his head, and a dark red color appeared in his eyes. He then raised his hand and slashed out with his sword.
Elder Chan's expression was calm, but he was filled with apprehension towards this person's swordsmanship. He had never seen such a strange swordsmanship before, and it seemed like it was both a sword technique and a secret technique. It was much more difficult to deal with than the Sword Sect's Thirteen Swords.
The man's sword slashed at the mind web, causing it to undulate like the surface of water. The next moment, the man's body was uncontrollably dragged up and finally trapped within the mind web. It was exactly the same as when Kui Luo and Lu Yin had been trapped.
Elder Chan was shocked, as he understood this person's strength very well. Even Elder Chan was not confident in being able to defeat Marquis Wuyi of the Twelve Marquises, so how had he been so easily restrained?
At the border of the Technocracy, Wang Si and Old Whiteghost exchanged glances. "Be careful. Don't attack. This net can trap us."
Ni Huang was shocked, and across from them, Marquis Qing Zhu's attack stopped as he looked at Wang Si in astonishment.
Wang Si's expression was gloomy. "This invisible net can easily trap me, Old Whiteghost, and Kui Luo. It'll be very difficult for us to escape."
"The wastelands actually have such power?"
Marquis Qing Zhu was puzzled.
Due to the appearance of the mind web and the fact that it had trapped Marquis Wuyi, the humans and the Everlasting Demi-Ancestors did not dare to act rashly. It was the same for the Envoys. No one dared to test the waters for fear of being trapped.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Elder Chan met up with Ni Huang and the others and headed towards the eastern Flowzone of the Innerverse. As for the battlefield outside the Starfall Sea, only the Everlasting Corpse Kings and the countless mechanical ants were left. Aside from the mechanical ants, no other power had participated in the battle. The mechanical ants had appeared to exhaust the endless Corpse Kings.
The Fifth and Sixth Mainlands had gathered many cultivators, but most of them had died in battle while a few had escaped.
Within the Ross Empire's stronghold, Lu Yin looked up at the mind web with a complicated expression.
The ancestors of the human race had left behind many backups for their race. When the Symbol Progenitor's power disappeared, the Hui Progenitor's power would appear.
If the Hui Progenitor's power disappeared, no one knew who else would appear.
During the battle in the Burial Garden, the Mystery Progenitor had betrayed the human race, and the Chen Progenitor had also acted. Lu Yin did not know if it was a remnant power or something else.
They were the most respected ancestors of the human race. If the human race could continue, then perhaps the Progenitor would become a Progenitor in the future and leave behind something for the human race.
After a while, Lu Yin smiled bitterly. It was still uncertain if he could survive this calamity. Even if he escaped to the Cosmic Tree Realm, it would be difficult for him to establish himself there given his status. Facing the Four Cardinal Scales was not much easier than facing the Everlasting Tribe.
Not long after, several figures appeared above the Ross Empire's stronghold.
Kui Luo was the first to look up with a shocked expression. Six Demi-Ancestors had actually arrived.
The ones who appeared above the Ross Empire's stronghold were Elder Chan, the Sage Celestial Master, and Ni Huang.
When Lu Yin saw Ni Huang and the others, he immediately asked Kui Luo to take him to the Mavis Family.
Kui Luo did not hesitate, and without a word, he grabbed Lu Yin and left.
Wang Si subconsciously wanted to attack, but Ni Huang stopped her and pointed up.
Wang Si was shocked. She had forgotten that the moment she saw Lu Xiaoxuan, anger and hatred had overwhelmed her.
"That's the Lu family's ancestral turtle?"
Old Whiteghost looked in the direction that Kui Luo had taken Lu Yin and saw a huge creature lying in outer space. It was difficult to ignore it.
Ni Huang and the others looked at the ancestral turtle. "That's right. The Lu family didn't take the ancestral turtle with them. We found it strange that they left it here."
"They left it in their pockets," Xia De said.
Wang Si's eyes narrowed. "The remnants of the Lu family are hiding on the ancestral turtle's back. Even without the power above us, we can't do anything to them."
Ni Huang shook her head and sighed. "Let's think of a way to deal with this crisis first."
Xia De was speechless. Lu Xiaoxuan was too cautious. How could they have the time to deal with him at a time like this?
He had even fled to the ancestral turtle's back at the first opportunity. It was no wonder that he had survived until now.
Elder Chan glanced at them. "Everyone, the human race is facing a calamity. You all said that you should put aside your hatred for the time being and not fight amongst yourselves. Remember your words."
Ni Huang replied, "Don't worry. Even if we want to act, we have to be wary of the power above us."
Elder Chan nodded and looked at the Upper Elysian Heavenly Master. The Upper Elysian Heavenly Master moved further away and began to set up a sourcebox array.
Meanwhile, Elder Chan led Ni Huang and the others closer to the ancestral turtle.
On the ancestral turtle's back, Lu Yin had his hands clasped behind his back as he faced Ni Huang and the others. Behind him was a glowing fruit from the Godtree that was filled with holiness.
One by one, the Great Eastern Alliance's Emissaries walked out. Liu Yefei, Brute Force, the Sea King, Elder He, the Ice Empress, Ling Taizu, and Ling Qiu all looked at Ni Huang and the other Half-Ancestors.
Even further away, the Great Eastern Alliance's allied forces gathered. Legions of large giants, small giants, Lu Xuan's army, and so on filled the heavens. Countless battleships were poised to set off towards the west.
The entire Great Eastern Alliance had activated its war mechanism.
Although it was a spectacular sight, it was a pity that Ni Huang and the others did not care about it. They had all experienced the battlefield at the back, and most of the Great Eastern Alliance's cultivators did not have the qualifications to go there. Even if they did, they would only be cannon fodder.
"Don't worry, they won't do anything to you," Elder Chan said to Lu Yin.
Lu Yin remained calm. "I don't believe that."
Wang Si raised her brows.
Elder Chan was speechless. "They're not that stupid. We don't know what level of strength this power above us can trap. They're also afraid of being trapped."